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Organization of the capsule biosynthesis gene locus of the oral streptococcus Streptococcus anginosus.
Journal of bioscience and bioengineering - 1 Mar 2012
Tsunashima Hiroyuki, Miyake Katsuhide, Motono Makoto, Iijima Shinji
Abstract excerpt
The capsular polysaccharide (CPS) of the important oral streptococcus Streptococcus anginosus, which causes endocarditis, and the genes for its synthesis have not been clarified. In this study, we investigated the gene locus required for CPS synthesis in S. anginosus. Southern hybridization using the cpsE gene of the well-characterized bacterium S. agalactiae revealed that there is a similar gene in the genome of...
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